The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-03
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Kansas Legislature.

II the Senate on the 21st the bills passed
making appropriations for per diem and mile
age OF regents OF State institutions: making
| appropriations for conveying prisoners to the
| penitentiary. The Senate by resolution thanked
! those who had entertained them during the late
| Wichita excursion, especially as il had g;veE
/ the members an opportunity Ito more fully ap
preciate the extent and greatness of the State"
| and prepared them to return to their labors
| with broader ideas of the growing neces-
| sites OF the State - In the House petitions
| were presented and bills introduced. 4 resolu-
| tion was introduced for final adjournment
March ?. The remainder OF the morning ses-
| sion the House had under consideration the bill
repeating the law permitting railroads 10 collect
extra fare when tickets are not purchased. The
! same bill was further debated in the afternoon
! but no action reached. Other bills were con-
! sidered in Committee % the Whole. Ad-
| jourled.
| II the Senate on the 22d several bills
were introduced. The Executive and Judicial
| Appropriation bill was passed. The Senate con-
| CURED in the House amendments TO the Paving
bill. II affects cities of the first class In the
! House few bills were Introduced and the fol-
| lowing bills passed: Providing for the weekly
| payment OF employees: regulating the weighing
of coal al the mines: amending the act creating
! the Bureau of Labor and Statistics; to encour-
| age cooperative societies among artisans;
| amending the Pharmacy act; TO enable rail-
I roads to lease lines in the State. AT the after
noon session the appropriation bills We're taken
up and discussed in Committee of the Whole
| The bill to change the name of St John County
| TO Logan. after long wrangle. WAS reported
adversely. When the committee rose the
J House adjourned.
Is the Senate on the Odd several local
bills were introduced and a resolution passed
condcmning the veto by the President OF the
Il lin III.
! taken up in discussing the Quantreu Raid bill.
| The contest was very close in adopting the re-
| port OF the committee. The majority report
was adopted by vote Of - to Is. The report
| favored the paying of the claims on the follow
! ing basis: All claims of sl.c00 and under TO be
paid in full. Claims above that amount 10 be
paid S1.GO and - Per cent. of claim, but no
claimant TO receive above $500. In the
House the following bills passed: Defining the
Fifth and Eighteenth judicial districts: Great
ing the Twenty-fifth, Twcnty-sixth and Twenty
seventh districts; to exempt certain property
from taxation, and TO encourage the
planting of forest and fruit trees;
TO provide for consolidation of cities: TO provide
for the appointment of three commissioners to
be known as Commissioners of the Supreme
Court. at the afternoon session Mr.. TiltOns
Forestry bill was recommended for passage.
Most Of the appropriation bills for State insti-
tutions passed Also Mr. Carroll's Joint resOlu-
tons submitting an amendment striking the
word white out OF the constitution. Ad-
journed.
JN the Senate on the 9th Mr.. Rush intro
duced a bill providing for the erection of an ex-
ecutive mansion at Topeka. 1t appropriateS
S3OOl0, and provides for an annual appropriation
of Sti.OO0 to maintain il. The bill TO create
criminal court for Leavenworth passed. The
Temperance bills then came up as the special
order the calendar for eleven o'clock. and
the Senate began the consideration of the
Murray bill, which had already passed the
House. Consideration Of the bill was continued
until 80 clock. AT the evening session the
bill passed approprIat;lg $1,000 for the est@b
fishing of an industrial school for girls After
passing a number of local bills the Senate adj
journed. In the House among the bills passed
was the Senate bill changing the name of St.
John County TO Logan [already passed the Sen
atel Several local ILLS passed at the afternoon
session. Bills passed: To establish the Com
missioner of Forestry; concerning delinquent
taxes, and number of bills of a local character.
y resolution of congratuation to Senator Ingalls,
upon his election to the Presidency of the
United States Senate was adopted. Adjourned.
THE Senate on the 18th further debated
the Temperance bill in Committee OF the Whole,
which took up the forenoon session. In the
afternoon the Committee on County Lines re-
ported the bill creating new counties. 1t materi-
'-lIy CudhEcS INT AheS HAou ny lhe houSc DlIl-
Senator Redden's resolution providing for con-
stitutional convention failed to receive the
necessary two-thirds vote and was lost. The
Dill appropriating $4,000 for experimental silk
culture passed. The Temperance bill again
came Up. and debate continued until adjourn
ment -. In the House much time was consumed
in talk upon advancing bills. The Senate rcso-
luton to strike out the word white" from the
constitution passed. The Metropolitan Police
bill brought out an exciting and prolonged de
bate but was finally passed. The Governor
sent in q communication recommending a cut
ting down Of appropriations, as the large
amounts would require an increase of the tax
levy. At the evening session appropriation bills
were under consideration and the total of appro-
priation bills recommended for passage aggre-
gated 8. .I0?, ,122.